Probus win silverware

Last year the club members were delighted to win the Attendance Cup, and they returned this year determined, hopefully, to make it a double - which they did in resounding style.

The Londonderry delegates travelled en masse on Thursday and Friday of last week to Cork Racecourse in Mallow, Co Cork, to the Rally to attend the event, which attracted around 400 delegates from all four Provinces of Ireland.

“Probus is an organisation which is for retired professional and business people and we meet on a weekly basis. There are 140 clubs in Ireland, and Probus is a world-wide organisation,” said member George Glenn.

“It is the second time the Lond0onderry Probus has won this trophy, which we were awarded for the number of members who attend our meetings. So we did well,” said George.

Formed 31 years ago, Londonderry Probus club has gone from strength to strength, and currently has 30 members who are very regular attenders.

Although the Lonodnderry Club has an all-male membership at present, the organisation is open to women as well, and there are ladies Probus clubs and well as mixed.

Anyone who would like to learn more about the work of Probus can contact the current secretary, Albert Smallwoods, on 028 7134 2182.